Notes on growing ornamentals and edibles, and musings on other matters that interest me.
TIL that I’d been mistakenly calling all Redwood trees Metasequioa. In fact, the only one with this name is Metasquioa glyptostroboides, the Dawn Redwood, which originates from an area of southeastern China. Sequoiadendron giganteum (giant sequoia) and Sequoia sempervirens (coast …
Whenever someone asks me, what is my favourite plant, I stumble. As an admitted plant addict, there are so many I love, that I find it hard to choose. Early in the year come snowdrops, the harbingers of Spring. I …
The more I learn about plants, the more fascinating I find them. Recently I have been developing an interest in the origins of plants. I don’t mean from where individual plants originate; although that is of course interesting. Rather, my …
Sharing some photos of some pretty that has recently been flowering in my garden. Keeping it simple with just photos! So what’s been flowering in your garden?
There is some gardening with ME that you can do in bed. I’m not joking. I do my best thinking about the garden whilst resting in bed. Over winter, I spent time reflecting on the past year, thinking about what …
Have you heard of alpine plants? They are lesser known, even amongst many gardeners. Yet for people with an energy limiting chronic illnesses like ME, alpines are smaller and easier to manage. So let me introduce you to alpines, the …
A sunny winter day! We made a visit to Dyffryn Gardens, which is quite local to us. And we joined the National Trust. Basically, they are doing a lot of good work dealing with the history of colonialism relating to …
Long-standing readers might wonder at the title of this post. Before you say, hey, Gwenfar has been talking about Gardening with ME for ages, here’s why this I’ve titled this ‘an introduction’. I am now writing a quarterly Gardening with …
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that the more you pick Sweetpeas, the more they will flower. Until you realise that if you use your limited energy frequently picking Sweetpeas, then you won’t have energy to do anything else. Sigh. …
Went for a roll* down to Cosmeston Lakes today and spotted these wildflowers along the way. *roll – with my mobility scooter